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Show H ORGANIZED INTIMIDATION INTOL- ERABLE H Demands of certain labor organizations HU for special government favors, and the m threats which constitute a .menace to the H welfare of the country, demonstrate the m desirability of immediate enactment of H " drastic laws making it a crime with heavy H? penalty for any person or groui) of per-H per-H sons to advocate or undertake, through H violent resistance to law, impairment of H' interstate commerce, destruction of life ' or proerty, or overtKrow of the estab-H estab-H lished form of government. H In a nation whose very beginning was H founded upon the desire for personal lib-H lib-H erty there can be no toleration of organ-H organ-H ized intimidation on the part of a small H part of the population for the purpose of H? infringing upon the personal liberties of H" r the great majority. Protection of the H personal liberties of all its citizens is one H of the first duties of any government. Of H, primary and vital importance in the oxers' oxer-s' cise of personal liberty is the right of the H individual to seek'ifrid secure employment H,( in legitimate occupation wlien and where H!' he chooses. Government fails in its duty H and liberty ceases to exist, when it lies H' within the power of one man or group of H men to deny to any other man or groiiu H of men the right to seek and accept such H employment as they desire. It follows H.; therefore, that it is the duty of the gov- ernment to enact efective laws for pre-M pre-M vention of violence or threats of violence K which will interfere with the individual's i right to work for the support of himself w and those dependent upon him. The po-B po-B lice power of the government in its broart-M broart-M m est sense, must rise superior to the com-1 com-1 " mercial force of society, either labor or M' capital, or the inevitable result must be m overthrow of government. m Never in the history of the world was m there greater need for useful production B than there is today. There must be unin-f unin-f terrupted and unimpaired production of ml the necessities of life, or widespread suf-B suf-B fering must ensue. From the general M . welfare standpoint, therefore, an honest ' day's work is no less essential than an ms honest day's pay. From failure of an fl honest day's pay, only the individual suf-B suf-B fcrs. From failure of an honest day's m, work, the entire community suffers, be-i be-i cause of the resultant under production, K the scarcity of commodities and the low-- ering of the plane of physical, mental and H moral development. H In the exercise of his personal liberty, t any employer should be free, if he desires B to qmploy only inembers of a labor organ-F organ-F ization. He should also be free to employ .. men who are not inembers of any organ-i organ-i ization. Whenever the government, m through any of its agencies, or by direct m or indirect exercise of any of its powers, B limit? employment to the members of spe-m spe-m cifind labor organizations, it violates that m section of the constitution which assures Hr- to all persons within the jurisdiction of M the government the eoual protection of - the laws. Whenever a labor organization mf- by anv means whatever, is able to bar ' any person vhatover from employment. mf there is set im in this country a tribunal K superior to the government, which make:? H non membership a crime and condemns Hf the member without trial, to the puniok-H! puniok-H! ment of unemployment, with consequent H wan, suffering, and even death, v H This nation is now confronted with the H question whether the government can H protect its citizens in the enjoyment of Hf n'ersqnal liberty, or whether it must ack-H ack-H " npwledge the superior jurisdiction and H.. power of the labor unions, composed of HJ the $nall minority of tho- entire popula- tion. |